1. وجاهل غاظني بنعمته

    مفتخرا بالنعيم والصلف

    And an ignorant man vexed me with his good fortune,

    Boasting of his comfort and arrogance.

  2. صادفني في الشقاء مختبطا

    قليل مال شيخا أخا حتف

    He came upon me floundering in misery,

    With little wealth, an old man, a brother to death.

  3. فقلت لمّا رايته فرجا

    مبتهجا بالنعيم والترف

    So I said, when I saw him exultant,

    Rejoicing in comfort and luxury:

  4. ما ينقضي عنك في الرخا طرف

    إلا انقضى من شقاوتي طرف

    No moment passes for you in ease

    Without a moment of my misery passing too.